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Blog Post
9 Things You May Not Know About the Little Rock Nine
“After three full days inside Central, I know that integration is a much bigger word than I thought.” — Melba Pattillo, one of the Little Rock Nine
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Press Release
Victory: Bristol Bay, Parks and Wildlife Safe from Pebble Mine
"Today’s critical action affirms the irreplaceable significance of this region, home to the world’s largest sockeye salmon run and Alaska Native communities for time immemorial" -- NPCA President and CEO…
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Press Release
Voyageurs National Park, Boundary Waters Protected from Toxic Mining
"Banning mining activities in the region’s watershed will protect the broader park ecosystem now and for years to come.” -- Christine Goepfert
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Blog Post
The Legacy of Fred Korematsu
He fought against his forced imprisonment, all the way to the Supreme Court. Today, the National Park Service helps interpret the dark history behind World War II incarceration camps.
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Blog Post
Celebrating Places and Stories Within Nature: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
The first video in a new series showcases park advocate Josie Gutierrez and how exercising in San Antonio Missions transformed her appreciation for this natural and historical space. Her passion…
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association y Nature Valley anuncian nueva serie de videos que celebra los espacios naturales y las historias que ellos inspiran National Parks Conservation Association y Nature Valley fomentan la protección permanente de lugares que honran a personas e historias personales que han influido en la historia de nuestros terrenos públicos.
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Press Release National Parks Conservation Association and Nature Valley Announce New Video Series Celebrating Spaces and Stories Within Nature National Parks Conservation Association and Nature Valley are furthering the permanent protection of places that honor the people and stories who shaped our public lands.
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Press Release EPA Ignores Mother Nature in Proposal for Stronger Clean Air Protections New soot pollution standards address public health threats but not ecosystems and overall welfare.
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Press Release Biden’s Final Water Rule Better Protects Waterways for People and Parks "Today we can all celebrate cleaner water for our national parks and communities."
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Press Release Congress Takes Bold, Bipartisan Step in Protecting America’s Heritage and History National heritage areas help tell the full range of American stories. This new law will create a formal system for national heritage areas and designate seven new ones to help communities protect priceless, diverse American history across the country.
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Press Release National Park Service Agrees: Till Story Should Be Preserved “This study confirms what many Americans across the country instinctively understand: the story of Emmett Till’s lynching, one of the most infamous hate crimes in American history, is nationally significant and worthy of preservation." -- NPCA's Alan Spears
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Blog Post 2022 — What a Year for Parks! We celebrate 2022 for the strides made in protecting parks, preserving land and wildlife, and honoring important sites in our nation’s progress toward equality — accomplishments that could not have been made without our many park advocates.
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Blog Post Arlington House May Get a New Name Legislators and descendants of Robert E. Lee and the families he enslaved want to drop the Confederate general from the formal name of the manor house at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Press Release Congress Increases National Park Funding for Staffing and Recent Natural Disasters, Misses Opportunity to Pass Popular Bipartisan Park Bills "This funding will help our parks bring back hundreds of staff to safely welcome the millions of people who visit them and keep gateway communities up and running.” - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO
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Press Release Arches, Glacier and Rocky Mountain to Resume Timed Entry Access in 2023 “Thanks to managed access, visitors to Arches, Glacier and Rocky Mountain saw more wildlife and wild lands than brake lights and traffic jams the last several years" -- NPCA's Cassidy Jones
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Blog Post 8 Park Bills Congress Should Pass EDITOR’S NOTE: Five of these bills received congressional approval on Dec. 23, 2022, at the end of the 117th Congress. Read below for updates. NPCA is pushing to get national park bills through Congress this year. Here’s a list of some of the bills that have received bipartisan support — and we hope can get across the finish line.
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Blog Post Climate Change Forces Difficult Decisions Along the Colorado River Without enough water to go around, federal agencies and advocates weigh competing needs of people and threatened fish.
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Blog Post Why Stonewall Matters Now More Than Ever As inflammatory rhetoric and even violence against LGBTQ people accelerate, Stonewall National Monument in New York remains a powerful symbol of the community’s resilience and permanence.
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Blog Post Which Presidents Have Created the Most National Monuments? Presidents from both political parties have used the Antiquities Act to preserve natural and cultural resources. Here’s a top-10 list of presidents who have created national monuments on public lands.
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Press Release President Biden Poised to Designate Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada "Avi Kwa Ame National Monument honors the Native Americans who have long called for preservation of their cultural heritage, and we urge the President to take swift action" -- NPCA's Theresa Pierno
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Press Release Administration's Methane Rule Must Go Further to Protect Parks, Taxpayers and Communities Bureau of Land Management's new draft rule does not do enough to reduce waste caused by venting and flaring methane
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Magazine Article We’re Still Here Every national park site sits on ancestral lands. So what does it mean to be a Native American working for the Park Service today?
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Magazine Article From Peak to Sea A group of backcountry skiers realized their dream of taking on the remote mountains of Alaska’s Kenai Fjords National Park.
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Magazine Article Land of Steam An Apsáalooke writer shares three stories that shed light on his people’s connections to the lands of Yellowstone National Park.
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Magazine Article Electrifying Parks Will national parks build enough electric vehicle charging stations to meet the growing demand? An EV devotee sets out for Yellowstone to get some answers.
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Magazine Article A Thorny Question Why some saguaros grow more arms than others — and why it matters.
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Magazine Article From Joshua Tree to Canyons of the Ancients An unbroken stretch of protected land would benefit ecosystems, wildlife and cultural landscapes.
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Magazine Article Case Reopened A major school desegregation victory in Colorado was all but forgotten. A century later, it’s getting its due.
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Magazine Article Tunnel Top Triumph How the Presidio of San Francisco got rid of an aging, ugly freeway — and scored new national parkland in the process.
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